Southern Photographic Society https://southernphotographicsociety.org Putting you in the picture about the Southern Photographic Society, Isle of Man Thu, 03 Sep 2026 19:46:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-icon_lens_aperture_camera_outline_black_512-32x32.png Southern Photographic Society https://southernphotographicsociety.org 32 32 2026 Prize Presentations https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/09/02/2026-prize-presentations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-prize-presentations Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:31:00 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4999 The annual presentations to recognise the season’s achievements took place in May.  Thank you to Georgina for organising the sparkling trophies, retiring committee member Barry for making the presentations, and Sue for baking the cakes. After nine months and nine competitions (three standalone and six cumulative), the winners are as follows: Mike Goldie Competition – The …

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The post 2026 Prize Presentations first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> 2026 Annual General Meeting https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/07/17/2026-annual-general-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=2026-annual-general-meeting Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:20:00 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4996 The 2026 Annual General Meeting was held on 13th May. The Minutes of last year’s AGM and the season’s accounts were accepted and approved. It was agreed to maintain the annual subscription at £50, but ideally we need to add some members next season to maintain that level.  Guest/visitor fees will remain at £3. Subscriptions …

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The post 2026 Annual General Meeting first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> Image of the Year 2026 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/05/15/image-of-the-year-2026/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=image-of-the-year-2026 Fri, 15 May 2026 13:36:27 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4941 Congratulations to Seamus Whelan, whose “Clown” print is the overall Image of the Year, and to Brian Green, whose “Lighting Up The Sky” is the Digital Image of the Year! Last week’s final competition of the season was judged by Patricia Tutt ARPS, always a popular visitor to our club, whether expertly assessing competition entries …

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The post Image of the Year 2026 first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> April Open Competition Results https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/04/26/april-open-competition-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=april-open-competition-results Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:15:27 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4925 The point-scoring part of our season concluded with the third and final open competition. David Killip has twice taken charge of our Image of the Year competition, and this time he returned for the competition that would decide everyone’s points totals. He assessed 18 prints and 47 digital images, saying that they were of a “really …

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The post April Open Competition Results first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> Two Presentation Club Night https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/04/15/two-presentation-club-night/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-presentation-club-night Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:44:00 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4913 Our April club night saw not one, but three guest speakers! Our first guest was Graham Curphy of the Queen’s Pier Restoration Trust, and he gave a fascinating and engaging talk about the history of this huge structure in Ramsey Bay. Built between 1882-1886, the pier is 2160 feet long and 21 feet wide, and hosted …

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The post Two Presentation Club Night first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> “Empty” Competition Results https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/03/23/empty-competition-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=empty-competition-results Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:42:41 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4885 The set theme for our March competition was “Empty”, and we welcomed Ruth Nicholls, LRPS DPAGB, to assess and score the entries. An experienced and skilled photographer with many individual awards, Ruth explained at the start why she felt that some entries had not met the brief. For example, although a scene might lack people or …

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The post “Empty” Competition Results first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> February Open Results https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/03/05/february-open-results-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-open-results-3 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:10:16 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4798 This competition was the second half of an experiment in which the Southern and Western Photographic Societies judged an open competition for each other. On Wednesday 18th February, WPS chairman John Keelan visited to present the results of this competition, as decided by their members. It was the second half of this reciprocal judging exercise, …

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The post February Open Results first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> Tholtan Tales https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/03/03/tholtan-tales/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tholtan-tales Tue, 03 Mar 2026 17:08:39 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4786 February’s club night featured a visit from Ray and Carla Kelly, who shared pictures and stories of Manx Tholtans.   Ray is a former member of the SPS, whose name adorns several of the club’s trophies.  He has published extensive photo studies of many of the atmospheric ruins that dot the Manx countryside, and we …

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The post Tholtan Tales first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> Construction Results https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2026/02/02/construction-results/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=construction-results Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:46:00 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4763 Our point-scoring competitions alternate between ‘open’ (any subject) and themed, and the latter often prove to be thought-provoking for members.   Open competitions offer freedom to choose your subject and showcase your strongest work, while themed ones challenge you to operate within constraints to produce targeted entries. You might expect the theme of “Construction” to attract …

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The post Construction Results first appeared on Southern Photographic Society.]]> November Open Results https://southernphotographicsociety.org/2025/11/27/november-open-results-4/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-open-results-4 Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:28:42 +0000 https://southernphotographicsociety.org/?p=4725 Eddie Fryer was our judge for the first Open of the season and we enjoyed the usual wide selection of images for such a competition.  Subjects included sport, animals, nature, architecture and people, and Eddie provided a thoughtful and constructive commentary on each. He commented that there are “no absolutes” in judging other people’s work, …

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